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THE AMERICAN TRADITION

New Light Theater Project, 2019. (L to R: Hunter Canning, Dani Steele, Martin K. Lewis, Alex Herrald, Sydney Cole Alexander). Photo: Jody Christopherson

Set in Antebellum America, Eleanor—cross-dressing as a white planter—and her husband, Bill—pretending to be her loyal servant—attempt to escape to the free state of Pennsylvania. Their operation is running smoothly until they meet Walsh, a drunk planter and member of the Not All Slavers organization, who steals Bill at a rest stop. Armed with a semi-automatic and her fair skin, Eleanor sets out to rescue him by any means necessary.

3M, 2F

  • Rising Circle Theatre Collective INKtank selection, 2017 (dir. Axel Avin, Jr.)

  • Mission to (dit)Mars Launch Pad Reading Series, 2017 (dir. Axel Avin, Jr.)

  • New Light New Voices Award finalist, 2017/18

  • New Light New Voices Award winner, 2018/19

WORLD PREMIERE by New Light Theater Project, January 2019 (dir. Axel Avin, Jr.)